„Artificial intelligence is a hot topic here in Brussels at the moment,“ says Ursula Pachl. The Deputy Director-General of the European Consumer Organization BEUC (Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs) has been championing the interests of consumers for over 20 years. BEUC is an umbrella organization with currently 45 members. What they all have in common is that they are independent European national consumer associations. „Our task is to represent the interests of the member organizations and thus indirectly those of European consumers, and to influence European policy in their interests“. The association does this primarily by submitting statements on European legislative projects affecting consumer interests to the European Parliament.